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broke the record with a time of 10.75. Sowell also won the 200m in 22.04 secs, to become the fastest woman in the world over both sprints in 1989. Although she did not apply herself to either studies or training, she quickly excelled on the track. At the end of 1989, her bests ranked her third on the
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164:Competition
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699:Iris Davis
527:Lula Hymes
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318:2018-05-29
261:References
42:Early life
32:200 meters
28:100 meters
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623:Mae Faggs
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423:1923–1979
308:"results"
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185:World Cup
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